UChicago-led research could yield increased food production, boost drought tolerance

Wildfire activity amid extreme heat and drought has resulted in smoke blanketing much of the United States and Canada.

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.

The study area, which represents about 20 percent of the Amazon basin, has lost 30 percent of its rainforest

U.S. corn and soybean varieties have become increasingly heat and drought resistant as agricultural production adapts to a changing climate. 

Burnout. It is a syndrome that is said to afflict humans who feel chronic stress.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and nitrogen water pollution from agriculture are top environmental priorities in the United States.

Corn growers can choose from a wide array of products to make the most of their crop, but the latest could bring seaweed extract to a field near you.

Firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States use a variety of suppression tactics to get the flames under control.

Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies.